Enterprises can now manage company-issued
and BYO Chrome devices with BlackBerry UEM to boost productivity
and security
WATERLOO, ON, May 27, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today
announced the launch of Chrome Enterprise Management with
BlackBerry UEM, providing the full suite of Unified Endpoint
Management (UEM) support for the growing number of devices running
the popular Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Chrome OS and Chrome browser in
enterprises.
The new integration increases BlackBerry UEM's Serviceable
Available Market (SAM) with Chrome Enterprise devices quickly
gaining popularity as a cost-effective, competitive solution for
business executives, their tech teams and employees, now backed by
BlackBerry UEM's industry leading security. Additionally, the new
BlackBerry UEM integration is featured on Google's Chrome
Enterprise Recommended program that helps enterprises select
validated partner solutions and integrations that support their
workforce, wherever they work and the devices they choose to
use.
"We see increasing adoption of Google Chrome and Chrome OS
devices amongst our enterprise customers. In addition to existing
support for BlackBerry apps on Chrome devices, businesses were
calling for remote management capabilities to enforce policy
settings and raise security levels. Working hand-in-hand with
Google, our UEM solution is better equipped than ever to keep
employees connected and protected so they can work from practically
any device, anywhere," said Billy
Ho, Executive VP, Cybersecurity Product at BlackBerry.
"As enterprises deploy more modern, cloud-centric endpoints such
as Chromebooks, smartphones and tablets as primary computing
devices, they're also looking to centralize all management and
security of these endpoints," said Phil
Hochmuth, VP, endpoint management and enterprise mobility,
IDC. "Tools that help integrate newer technologies such as Chrome
OS into established endpoint management and security frameworks
will be critical to the success of these deployments."
BlackBerry UEM leverages the new Chrome Enterprise Connectors
Framework and associated Chrome Management APIs including Chrome
Policy APIs to manage and secure Chrome-based devices. Through
BlackBerry's rich unified endpoint management feature-set
and a single integrated dashboard view, IT managers are now able to
activate an extensive list of policies including remote wipe,
password enforcement, user group and Allowlist configurations,
auto-updates, and connection settings for Chrome OS-powered devices
and the Chrome browser. This greater level of control over
device and policy management enables organizations to empower users
to work on their choice of technology without compromising
enterprise security.
Chrome OS Management with BlackBerry UEM is now in customer
trials and will be globally available from July 2022.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security
software and services to enterprises and governments around the
world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 195M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI
and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas
of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a
leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint management,
encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to
secure a connected future you can trust.
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